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Politicians respond to Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court

Posted: Jan 31 2017 09:24PM EST

Updated: Jan 31 2017 10:36PM EST

Politicians are responding to news that Donald Trump has selected Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court justice.

If confirmed by the Senate, Gorsuch will fill the seat left vacant by Antonin Scalia, who died in February 2016. Former President Barack Obama's pick to full Scalia's seat, Judge Merrick Garland, was not given a confirmation by the Senate.